unicorn

also referred to as: unicorns

5 statements across 4 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Mar 9, 2017 by Mike Cook · said 1 times in 1 episodes since 2017 · across every show →

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Mar 9, 2017 bearish
Opinion
Falling Unicorn Valuations Are Making Series B Rounds Harder to Raise
“The unicorns come out, and here's our high valuations. Well, their valuations are coming down. And I think that kind of hurts the VC marketplace. So raising series B is, is more difficult.”
Mike Cook Mar 9, 2017 ▶ 12:48 EP 593: XOR Data Announcing $2m Funding Round Live, Invested $800k Before Any Revenue with CEO Mike Cook
Feb 27, 2019 neutral
Assertion Supported
Tryba: Cowboy Ventures study found 90% of unicorns never pivoted
“Kind of back towards that same Cowboy Ventures analysis, 90% of those unicorns never pivoted.”
Andy Tryba Feb 27, 2019 ▶ 6:50 1313 He Runs $1b Buyout Fund Think3 Giving Founders Free Time for Second Shot on Goal
Feb 27, 2019 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Tryba: Cowboy Ventures data shows 90% of unicorn teams worked together previously
“And if you look at a lot of unicorns, for example, something that cowboy ventures did analysis on, you know, they 90% of those teams that actually worked together in the past and the average founder age is actually 34.”
Andy Tryba Feb 27, 2019 ▶ 3:47 1313 He Runs $1b Buyout Fund Think3 Giving Founders Free Time for Second Shot on Goal
Nov 24, 2022 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
MatterMade helps grow more than 10 unicorn companies per year
“And so we're able to come in and be that senior strategy layer that's, you know, helped grow 10 plus unicorns a year.”
Eli Rubel Nov 24, 2022 ▶ 3:07 Imagine doing $6.1m in revenue helping Loom, Dropbox, and G2 break $100m in ARR
Jul 12, 2023 positive
Insight
Jain: Owning a $100M Proficorn Equals Owning 10% of a Unicorn
“So in a Unicorn, you get a billion dollars valuation. Founders probably end up owning 10% of the company. That's a hundred million. You build a Proficon. You build a hundred million dollar revenue, ah, valuation company. If you own most of it, that's the same …”
Rajesh Jain Jul 12, 2023 ▶ 1:50 Startup to $100Mn Proficorn: Building an enduring, bootstrapped, profitable and valuable SaaS business
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